Tasmania Day 3 - Bruny Island

Today's post is co-written by @forexbrokr who has kindly agreed to help - If by co-written, you mean fully written, then you would be correct. - Oh come on, I totally provided the structure and all the photos! - Okay fine... - And I ended up writing the second half anyway!

After spending yesterday exploring some of the sights a little closer to the centre of Hobart, we today ventured out a little further, taking the car ferry across to the beautiful Bruny Island.

It was a full day of exploring and provided us with plenty of opportunities to capture some of the sights on camera.

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The Ferry

After a slightly lazy sleep in that saw us miss the 8.00... and then 8.30 ferries, we finally dragged ourselves out of bed and down to Kettering where the car ferry departs Tasmania for Bruny Island.

You can literally see Bruny Island across the little channel, and I couldn't help but wonder how long it will be until they finally just build a bridge across. The island would lose some of its secluded charm, but this is 2018. $$

After some amazing precision driving from @calathea to first get us on the boat and then to park only centimetres from the bumper of the car in front, we were finally on our way.

Bruny Island was ours!

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Olli

Well actually, Bruny Island was the property of this awesome dog named Olli.

Olli was our expert tour guide around Barnes Bay, the first photo stop of our day trip. It was actually a really strange but fun experience having this random dog come up to us for a pat and then lead us along the beach. We played some fetch, but once he found his favourite stick, he refused to let go and it became a new game to try to get the stick off him.

After the tour around the small bay, we returned to the car and said goodbye to Olli. We thought it would be an emotional goodbye, but Olli knew the deal and immediately ran off back home.

Needless to say, we were devastated.

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The Neck and the Rookery

Our next stop was The Neck, a spot in the island where it narrows considerably. There was a lookout up the top, which gave you a great vantage point for photos.

Descending from The Neck and heading towards the beach, you could see all the penguin burrows in the sand.

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The Beach

The beach next to The Neck was stunning. Picture perfect weather just reinforced this. There were plenty of birds around, picking at the sand for bugs. The waves crashing into the sand was soothing to listen to as we walked along.

The water was icy cold - felt like it was straight from the Antarctic - but soon our feet acclimatised.

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Coastal Scenery

We drove through kilometres of dirt roads, and along the way we caught glimpses of our destination - Cape Bruny Lighthouse.

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Cape Bruny Lighthouse

The second oldest surviving lighthouse in Australia, Cape Bruny Lighthouse has the longest history of being manned continuously - over 150 years!

A short walk from the carpark led us to the base of the lighthouse, and to an amazing panoramic view across the island.

The cliff formations were awe inspiring, and I can only hope that my photos do them justice.

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The Journey Home

Back on the car ferry, we headed home. This time @forexbrokr drove us onto the ferry, and safely off again. It was another great day, and I'm really enjoying our Tasmanian trip together. I am looking forward to driving up the east coast over the coming days.

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Click the below links to see our earlier days:
The drive from Launceston to Hobart

MONA, Salmon Ponds & Russell Falls

Tomorrow we're off to Port Arthur, and to begin exploring the east coast. Stay tuned for the latest!

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